i have never used a sewing machine before can some one help me?
OK my mom has a old sewing machine and has lost the manual and i do not know how to use it i have hand sew things like holes but nothing big and i have a sewing pattern and i am lost so some one help me
What’s the make and model of your machine? Many old sewing machine manuals are available on the net, quite often for free. That’s the first thing you need. When you get it, sit down with the manual and work through everything… threading, changing needles, changing presser feet, how to clean and oil the machine properly. When you’ve got that worked through, the next job you have is learning to sew with the machine. When you can stitch straight lines and curves accurately, then you are ready to start sewing something "for real". Here are a couple of patterns I often start beginners with:
http://www.mckennalinn.com/Tote.pdf
http://www.sewing.org/files/project/tool_wrap.pdf
An earlier answer I wrote to a similar question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100515155047AA0YaoU
And a pretty good series Threads is starting to do:
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/teach-yourself-to-sew
July 30th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Go to http://sewing.about.com/od/beginner1/bb/sewing101.htm
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July 30th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Sewing-Machine
Google is your friend
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July 30th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
What’s the make and model of your machine? Many old sewing machine manuals are available on the net, quite often for free. That’s the first thing you need. When you get it, sit down with the manual and work through everything… threading, changing needles, changing presser feet, how to clean and oil the machine properly. When you’ve got that worked through, the next job you have is learning to sew with the machine. When you can stitch straight lines and curves accurately, then you are ready to start sewing something "for real". Here are a couple of patterns I often start beginners with:
http://www.mckennalinn.com/Tote.pdf
http://www.sewing.org/files/project/tool_wrap.pdf
An earlier answer I wrote to a similar question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100515155047AA0YaoU
And a pretty good series Threads is starting to do:
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/teach-yourself-to-sew
References :
50 years of sewing
July 30th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Search for the brand on the Internet and you should be able to find a manual.
A sewing machine manual will only should you how to use the machine and not how to sew.
It is something like driving a car – you have to take driver’s training before you can drive.
Get the manual and learn how to wind a bobbin, thread the machine and make a few stitches.
The best way to learn how to use the machine is to open the manual and lay it next to the machine as you READ and apply each and every step of every function of the machine, including the maintenance section.
Check you local library for beginner sewing books, or if the machine can be transported, look for sewing classes in your area. If you put sewing lessons and then your city and state in the search box at http://www.bing.com you should find classes in your area.
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